Getting closer!

I have been a horrible blogger, it has been forever since I have made a post but honestly there has not been to much to report! Which is a GREAT thing!! I have changed Midwifes, I am seeing a great Midwife in Wadsworth so she is closer and I will be delivering in Medina, which is also much closer. She has her own practice and there is no more run around when the guys or I have to call, she actually personally called me with test results, which was odd but SO great!! She is an awesome person and always greets me with a hug at every appointment it should be such a great experience to labor with her!  

I also recently took a Doula Certification course so I could become a Doula and it was so educational and a fun experience to be learning with some great woman who like myself, had a "calling" to help other woman through pregnancy, labor and the postpartum period. I am looking forward to start this next journey but right now I am concentrating on bringing this "Lil' Peanut" into the world!! I myself also have an awesome Doula that I have been meeting with for several months now and lucky me she is also a Massage Therapist so, I have been getting massages as well. She, like my Midwife, is an incredible woman and I am looking forward to her support during labor!

So today I am 33 weeks, so moving right along!! Time is just going by fast and I know that this little girl, who still has no name, will be here to meet here daddies very soon! The guys have bought their plane tickets and booked their hotel room, they will be here October 20th. I can't wait because we will get to spend some more time together and they will get to "experience" this pregnancy more! I am also hoping to be able to have a get together with family and friends while they are here since I have had so many of you ask if you will get to meet them. They would love to meet everyone also! I hope it all works out! 

I know that Onn and Amit have been busy cleaning, organizing and decorating for when it is time to bring baby home, they say they are "nesting!" I guess I have been doing some "nesting" of my own, we have been busy here cleaning, painting and upgrading some things that needed upgrading. I have also been staying busy with the kids starting school, dance class, football and other school activities. It has been great!! 

That is all I have for now, I will be posting pictures and videos soon, if "Peanut" will cooperate. I am getting more and more excited!!

Who has Pride?

Well last weekend was Pride Day in Tel Aviv, the guys said they had a good time celebrating! The city painted the sidewalks rainbow colors and there was a great campaign picture that was in the central square of the city. It was so perfect that I had to share it with everyone!

It's such a great picture!!

Okay well I also had an appointment this past Thursday. I had the 20 week anatomy scan done, and baby peanut looked perfect! She was measuring right on track weighing 2/3 of a pound and was moving a lot! I can feel her moving a lot now, sometimes feels like she is doing flips!! I am starting to show now as well, my belly really "popped" out in the past week or so! I will have pictures of "the bump" soon!! Still feeling great, at the halfway point now and can't believe it has gone so fast!!

How are you feeling?

Okay, it has been a long time since my last post and I apologize to Amit & Onn and their family, I  know they look forward to updates. I also know I have some other "followers" that I don't see on a regular basis that are wondering what is going on, I apologize to them for keeping them in suspense!! But honestly things are going so smoothly there is not to much to report!

So today marks 18 weeks and 2 days, and honestly still not "feeling" pregnant! But I am certainly not complaining, it is just so different from my own three pregnancies.  I had an appointment and an ultrasound about two weeks ago and everything looked and sounded great. Finally got to hear the baby's heartbeat and also found out that little peanut is a GIRL!!! There was also some genetic testing that was done, and everything came back negative, risk for down syndrome is extremely low.

Profile 5/17/12 16 weeks

That's right it's a girl!! 5/17/12 16 weeks

This view always looks like an alien! 5/17/12 16 weeks

 So for those of you that ask, "How are you feeling?" I am feeling great and I hope that it continues, I can't believe that we are almost at the half way point, time is flying by!!

 

Baby, Baby, Baby!

So today baby peanut is officially 12 weeks 5days. I had an appointment with the OB last week and things went well. Amit was able to talk to the doctor and ensure that the genetic testing that they wanted to have done was going to be done. All the testing they want done will be done, and I go to have the Nuchal Translucency done on Wednesday. Here is some more information on the test just an ultrasound and blood test. http://www.babycenter.com/0_nuchal-translucency-screening_118.bc

The doctor, whom I worked with before, is great and was able to answer the guys questions. She has worked with other surrogate patients so she is familiar with the process. Thanks Dr. Kirven!!! She then tried to find the babies heartbeat, she was unable to so I had to have another ultrasound, darn. The baby looked great and actually looked like a baby instead of a peanut!!! 

Baby Peanut 4/18/12

I have been feeling okay but my nose has been super sensitive. The boys were microwaving leftovers for lunch yesterday and the smell was so bad for me I thought I may be sick, they felt so bad but I told them it was not their fault!! Oh well, nothing I can do about it!! I will give another update with the results of the NT in a week or so hopefully!!

I just saw a quote from a comedian and I thought it was funny because of some of the thoughts I have been having lately and I just wanted to share!

The Vatican is against surrogate mothers. Good thing they didn't have that rule when Jesus was born.

                                                                                -Elayne Boosler

YAY!!!

I am celebrating because tonight was one of the first nights in several months that I did not have to ask Chris to give me my injection!! That is right no more injections!! I can finally give my sore bottom a break! 

There has not been to much else going on lately, I know it has been awhile since my last post. I had my initial OB appointment with the midwife and had a few more ultrasounds just to check the peanuts growth. Everything looks well, I have an appointment with the OB next week so I can schedule a few genetic test that I need to have done! I have been feeling pretty well just extremely tired all the time but that seems to be subsiding.

That is all for now, more to come!!

Baby Peanut!!

So my day started off with a smile on my face, today was the day I had my first ultrasound! I was excited but nervous as well, started to get butterflies in my stomach as I was driving to the doctor's office. When I got there I was messing with my phone trying to make sure I had some connection so I could Skype with the guys. It took some time and several tries to get it to work, plus I was chasing Violet around the lobby but, finally we got it to work! The ultrasound tech finally came and called me back but, when I got into the room she informed me that I could not be on the phone at all!!! So I had the let the guys know the bad news after all that hard work:( but told them I would call them right after!! So it was good news, everything looked great, there is one little Peanut in there and were even able to see the heartbeat!! Baby is measuring 6weeks and 2 days so due date is October 30th!!

 

 

 

There is Baby Peanut

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So although I was not able to be on the phone with the guys, the ultrasound tech did give me a CD with the video of the babies heartbeat on it so I can send it to them and everyone can see it here!!

Make sure you enlarge this video so you can see Peanuts heartbeat!

So of course I called the guys right after I got dressed and made my next appointment, they of course were so excited to hear the good news! Everything looks perfect so far, and we could not be more thrilled!  I have several more ultrasounds in the weeks to come just to make sure things are going as they should  and I will continue my hormone injections and monitoring bloodwork as well!

Until next time, just keep smiling!!